[外電] State of the Cap: Atlanta Hawks
State of the Cap: Atlanta Hawks
By Josh Redetzke
4/18/06
2006/07 Atlanta Hawks Payroll: $31 million
2006/07 Estimated NBA Salary Cap: $52 million
Roughly: $21 million under cap
The Good: After a slow start, Joe Johnson came on strong towards
the end of the season and posted numbers worthy of the pay raise
the Hawks gave him. Johnson averaged more than 20 points a game,
6.7 assists, and shot well from the field. He will be a solid
leader for this young team to build around. Johnson isn't really
a superstar, and his salary is steep, but he's the sort of
multidimensional player that the Hawks need.
Besides Johnson, no one on the Hawks will make more than $4
million next season. Al Harrington comes off the books this
summer, saving the team about $7 million in cap space and losing
Tony Delk saves them another $3.375 million.
Josh Smith and Josh Childress continued their steady play. Both
averaged 10 points a game, both rebounded well, Childress shot
over 55% from the field and Smith averaged a team-high 2.5 blocks
per game. J-Smooth (Smith) really heated up offensively in the
final month of the year. The Hawks will get to keep these two
prospects for cheap rookie wages for another two seasons.
Zaza Pachulia is a bargain at center for only $4 million per year
the next three seasons. He isn't a shot blocker, but he plays
hard and gives the team a steady 11 points and 8 rebounds a game.
The Bad: If Atlanta had simply signed Joe Johnson for his current
contract, it would have been a great deal. The fact that they had
to give up a thriving Boris Diaw and two future first round draft
picks really hurts. Some thought Diaw was a good player before
the trade, but few could have possibly predicted just how great
he would be with the Suns. A bottom-feeding NBA team trading away
two future first round picks tells me that Atlanta has a plan for
reaching the playoffs very soon. The picks have some lottery
protections the next two seasons, so they do have some time to
make things right.
Picking Chris Paul probably would have had this team thinking
playoffs a lot sooner. The Hawks needed a point guard in a point
guard heavy draft and what do they do? They draft yet another
forward, then watch Paul run away with the Rookie of the Year
award and nearly lead his team to the playoffs. Marvin Williams
could be a great player someday, but not drafting Paul will
haunt this franchise.
The Future: The Hawks are slowly getting better. They will
roughly double their win total from last season, which is a
good sign. They have a star that will be around for a while
and some good, young players to work with. Marvin Williams
hasn't exactly shined this year, but he hasn't been horrible
either. We've seen flashes of his talent and as long as the
Hawks don't resign Al Harrington, Marvin will have plenty of
playing time next season.
The biggest thing going for the Hawks right now is their
abundance of cap space. They have about $20 million dollars to
work with. That figure could net you another superstar and a
few good role players if they spend wisely. Unfortunately,
there aren't any superstars available next summer. The best of
the bunch is Ben Wallace, and its 99% certain he will be staying
a Piston. There are some good bargain options out there and if
the Hawks can resist the temptation to overpay for second-tier
talent, they will still have plenty of space for the summer of
2007 when the free-agent class will be loaded with big names.
Their best course of action would be to sit on their hands and
be patient.
Bonus Points… if they don't resign Al Harrington. I can't stress
this enough. Al is a good player, but he just doesn't fit the
future of this team. All the forward minutes should go to the
young guys Smith, Childress, and Williams. Any money spent on
Al would be better spent on a point guard.
Grade: B
資料來源
http://nbadraft.net/2006stateofthecapatlanta001.asp
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